00:00And the Singapore Grand Prix is go! Good launch off the line by the P3 man, Charles Leclerc is trying
00:06to take second place, Carlos Sainz holds the lead, Charles Leclerc does take second place, and Lewis Hamilton is all
00:11over the road, he had got past Lando Norris, but he rejoins, does Norris get back ahead of him, that's
00:17the question, no, Hamilton takes that third place on the road, does he give the position to his teammate, the
00:22two Mercedes side by side, it's a Ferrari 1-2 at Marina Bay, George Russell will want that place back,
00:28Hamilton was all over the road,
00:30as the Sparks fly, as they make their way down to turn number five, does Hamilton give the position back,
00:35can he keep him behind, there's a late lunge by Nico Hülkenberg to the inside, it's a Ferrari 1-2
00:40out front, David.
00:41Yeah, but Hamilton's going to have to give that place back, he's gained an advantage.
00:48They've swapped back the Mercedes, George Russell's gone through and up to third position, so they've been on the radio,
00:53and there is the switch, Lando Norris now in fourth place,
00:57and Hamilton back to where he started the race, in P5, further back in the pack, we're on board with
01:02Oscar Piastri,
01:03and that is the contact that has cost the Alfa Tauri there, and we did see Yuki Tsunoda a few
01:09moments later,
01:10become our first retirement from the Grand Prix.
01:12Yeah, Paris just pushed, just Paris, honestly.
01:17Blogan Sargent off the road, and the American driver who is fighting for a contractor next year,
01:22hits the wall, and then a major intervention, DC, a full safety car deployed.
01:28Well, into the pits we come, this is a moment that could change the race, and is there an opportunity?
01:33First of all, in comes Carlos Sainz, was the second Ferrari in as well in the background?
01:38Yes, it was.
01:39Driving slowly, yeah, you can see he hung back there, forcing the Mercedes to have to drive slowly as well,
01:45so this could benefit the McLaren, actually.
01:47Okay, so everyone is making their way in, and did Sainz get out ahead of Max Verstappen there?
01:54Verstappen didn't manage to take the lead, so all of that strategy has gone out of the window for Max,
01:59he didn't pit, he still has to, and he doesn't have clear air, that's huge.
02:04This is Alonso coming into the pits, and he's gone over, that'll be five seconds.
02:10This is Charles Leclerc's slow stop for Ferrari.
02:12What happened there?
02:14We had to hold you for traffic.
02:17Yeah, Hamilton crawled into his box, because he couldn't get in, because Russell was there.
02:22And it's Sainz, Verstappen, Russell, then Perez, and Norris.
02:26Verstappen and Perez are expected to be a lot slower in this initial phase than the cars around them.
02:32Good run now for George Russell.
02:34Russell's all over the road, does he get a nose to the inside?
02:37Brilliant pictures of two overtakes at the same time.
02:39Russell gets past Verstappen, and also going through is Lando Norris.
02:43Lewis Hamilton was very close to Perez, and he's not able to get by,
02:47but Russell is up to second, Norris is up to fourth.
02:50There is Lando Norris, taking the position away from Max Verstappen,
02:54and improving to the podium places.
02:56It's Sainz, then Russell, then Norris, as Max Verstappen drops to fourth.
03:01Lewis Hamilton comes, and Verstappen, Verstappen puts up no defense.
03:06He has resigned himself.
03:07So through goes Lewis Hamilton, and he takes fourth position.
03:10Verstappen knows that it's about extending the stint now.
03:15Fernando Alonso to the inside of Sergio Perez,
03:18and taking the position away.
03:20There's still a little bit of traction left for Perez.
03:22Three into one corner will not go.
03:25Round the outside goes Esteban Ocon,
03:27side by side with Fernando Alonso,
03:29who's wide at this part of the circuit,
03:31and somehow they're in the same order that they left.
03:34Oh, no, they're not, because here comes the Alpine better traction,
03:37and that will be the position.
03:38Fernando Alonso refuses to give it up,
03:40but it'll have to, and Ocon moves up to eighth.
03:45A record-breaking run of 10 Grand Prix victories in a row,
03:49and you have to celebrate it when you're in the form like that,
03:51because things can easily change in Formula One.
03:56It is Ferrari, then Mercedes, then McLaren out front,
03:59and Max Verstappen is down in 15th position.
04:03Great drive will go unrewarded for Esteban Ocon,
04:06who is pulling off some fine moves there,
04:09and he will park up, he's out.
04:11No, no!
04:12He hit the curb coming out of the last corner,
04:15and then it's like he's N6 gear, but he's not driving,
04:18so is that clutch?
04:20And the Mercedes drivers have elected to give up track position
04:25at a street circuit,
04:26and to make moves to try and fight for victory in Singapore.
04:29The virtual safety car is ending.
04:32It's a slow stop for Aston Martin at the back of the car,
04:35the rear jack that was redesigned
04:36for the new aerodynamic part at the rear of that car,
04:39and the car slipping off the jack as a result.
04:43Fighting Joe Grigny, who started from the pit lane,
04:46the team that is currently Alfa Romeo.
04:48There will be Sauerberg,
04:49Leitzen from the world champion,
04:51and Max Verstappen fights his way back to the point,
04:54and George Russell is close now.
04:56He's got an opportunity.
04:57This is his first real run on the Ferrari driver ahead.
04:59Go to the outside line, says Charles Leclerc,
05:02but then it's the up-and-under attempt from George Russell.
05:04This is the traction race we were telling you about.
05:06George Russell's got a chance now to win this Grand Prix,
05:09because he's fought his way by,
05:11and he's taken third place.
05:13And Lewis Hamilton is the second Mercedes on the charge.
05:17Lewis Hamilton fights the way by,
05:19and the team are fighting their way by to the front of the field now.
05:25Third and fourth for Mercedes.
05:27Gasly can't turn the car.
05:29Now we'll get DRS,
05:29and this should be a relative drive-by to the outside.
05:32Switch back.
05:33Let's see if he can get by.
05:35Gasly will try and hang on to it,
05:36but Verstappen's got the better grip.
05:38He's got the place,
05:39and at turn 14,
05:40he is up to sixth.
05:42And the 0.8 behind, 0.8 with DRS.
05:44Russell, no DRS.
05:46It's on purpose.
05:47Copy that.
05:49George Russell was able to set up the move before.
05:51He's really close this time.
05:52Russell having the defensive shape thrown,
05:55but now there's an opportunity to stand on the power.
05:57The two British drivers go wheel to wheel.
05:59George Russell trying to fight his way by.
06:01Will that be the inside line?
06:03No, Norris gets his elbows out,
06:04and that could have won the race for Carlos Sainz.
06:08Russell knows he needs to try and make the place right now.
06:12Hamilton was giving his teammate the hurry up,
06:14but Sainz's tactical awareness may well have won him this Grand Prix
06:18on the 62nd and last lap.
06:20He's got a great advantage now
06:22that charging Mercedes might be denied,
06:25but look at the top four on this last lap,
06:28nearly glued together.
06:29Yeah, they're still fighting on,
06:31but there's only one more DRS zone left,
06:33and Russell, if he wants to win,
06:35needs to make two positions.
06:36So has Sainz now done enough?
06:39Can he get away from Norris?
06:40That's the next question.
06:42Lando's still pushing for the win.
06:43Russell's off.
06:44George Russell into the wall and out of the race.
06:46The British driver who is charging for victory
06:49is out on the last lap,
06:51and he's in the Tech Pro.
06:53On board, final lap,
06:55and you see Norris there with the right rear,
06:58and Russell with the right front.
06:59He did take out quite a bite of that wall with the right rear.
07:04It opens up that corner,
07:05and the wall just juts out slightly,
07:07and that was George.
07:09George Russell,
07:10who was dreaming of a second career victory,
07:13but he's heading to this man instead.
07:15Formula One at its absolute finest.
07:18Carlos Sainz, tactical brilliance.
07:21Carlos Sainz,
07:23the winner of the Singapore Grand Prix.
07:26Lando Norris in second place,
07:27and a charging drive from Lewis Hamilton
07:30puts him on the podium once again in Formula One,
07:33and it's side by side across the line.
07:35Leclerc hung on by two tenths of a second.
07:39Ferrari's first victory since Austria last year.
07:41Red Bull's perfect season ends at Grand Prix 15.
07:46Their phenomenal winning run is over,
07:49ended by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.
07:52Lando Norris matches his personal best in Formula One with second,
07:55and Lewis Hamilton at charging third for his 196th podium.
08:01and Lewis Hamilton at Grand Prix 15.
08:02Lando Norris in second place,
08:02and Lewis Hamilton at Grand Prix 15.
08:03And Lewis Hamilton at Grand Prix 15.
08:03And Lewis Hamilton at Grand Prix 15.
08:03And Lewis Hamilton at Grand Prix 15.
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